Riot Fest is celebrating another year at Chicago’s Douglass Park with this year’s festival taking place from September 16-18. Today, the festival organizers shared the lineup, featuring some of the biggest and best names in rock, alternative, and folk.
This year’s headliners include My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, and the Original Misfits – performing their 1981 album, Walk Among Us, in its entirety.
Looking at the rest of the lineup, there are plenty of other must-see acts on our list. Here are some highlights by day:
Friday, September 16th
- Alkaline Trio
- Portugal. The Man
- Bleachers
- Placebo
- The Descendents
- The Wonder Years
- Jeff Rosenstock
- Anberlin
- Less Than Jake
- Hot Mulligan
- Foxy Shazam
- Boston Manor
- Pale Waves
- Holy Fawn
Saturday, September 17th
- Yellowcard
- Bauhaus
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- Bad Religion
- Yungblud
- The Story So Far
- The Front Bottoms
- The Menzingers
- Alexisonfire
- Movements
- The Get Up Kids
- Gwar
- The Joy Formidable
Sunday, September 18th
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Ice Cube
- Sleater-Kinney
- Jimmy Eat World
- The Academy Is…
- Action Bronson
- The Maine
- Midtown
- Pvris
- Mom Jeans.
- Real Friends
- The Juliana Theory
Tickets are available now on the Riot Fest website.